Lugh

Lugh

See also: lugh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Lugh, from Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Proper noun

Lugh

1. (Irish mythology) A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.

Alternative forms

• Lug
• Lú

Translations

Irish deity

Irish: Lugh Old Irish: Lug Primitive Irish: ᚂᚒᚌ (lug)

See also

• Lámhfhada ("long hand")
• Samh-ildánach ("Summer-multi-talented", "skilled in many arts")
• Lonnbeimnech ("sword-shouter")
• Macnia ("boy hero")
• mac Ethlenn (matronymic, "son of Ethliu")
• mac Ethnenn (matronymic, "son of Ethniu")

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Irish

Alternative forms

• Lú

Etymology

From Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Proper noun

Lugh m (genitive Lugha)

1. (Irish mythology) Lugh (pre-Christian Irish deity)

Derived terms

• Lughaidh
• Lúnasa

Descendants

• English: Lugh